Eminem has done something no artist has done in almost 50 years: He has scored
four simultaneous hits in the
Billboard top 20 — all as a lead artist.

The last music act to have done that was the Beatles in 1964.

Eminem’s
Monster is at No. 3, while
Berzerk,
Survival and
Rap God sit at 15, 16 and 17.

The Beatles had a record six singles in the top 20 for two consecutive weeks in April 1964 with
Can’t Buy Me Love,
Twist and Shout,
She Loves You,
I Want To Hold Your Hand,
Please Please Me and
I Saw Her Standing There in the first week.

According to
Billboard, in the second week, the Fab Four added
Do You Want To Know a Secret as
I Saw Her Standing There dropped out of the top 20.

Eminem’s hit singles will probably drive sales of his new album,
The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which is expected to make its debut atop the
Billboard album chart next week.

The album was released on Tuesday. On Nov. 3, Eminem was named artist of the year at the YouTube
Music Awards. Not bad for a middle-aged guy from Detroit.